Show UTAH LOGAN THE STORY THE FESTIVAL OF THE AMERICAN WEST OF THE WEST TOLD THROUGH A BLENDING OF THE ARTS the time the Revolutionary War was fought the Far West was still an unknown land and explorers and were only beginning to probe its vast landscape But the West was the new J democracy s future and the adventuresome Americans eager for the promises held out v’rPn land heeded the call of the unknown First one or two then scores and hundreds more and finally thousands of settlers —— set out for the Uest culminating in the folk peatest migrations in history By clipper ship wagon train and mule back they flocked At being mis-sonan- 0 the est legends and lore of the Old West The festival has earned coverage in newspapers and magazines throughout the nation and— recently— in Canada and Europe It is found in nearly every major listing of recommended fare for tourists traveling in the west The festival is respectfully dedicated to Jay Dee and Alice Harris of Tremonton Utah 11 ' i around Cape Horn he mountains and rts quickening the settle-®ethe last empty spaces It Part of the nation’s destiny nt ta perhaps its greatest ent The Festival ®t was achievem- of the American conceived ten years ago means of focusing on the ” vi-f- “wage and industry of who came to conquer the ®tem wilderness and who in Process gave the nation one i most inspiring episodes celebration is represented t ninth season by its award-- n Pageant “The West: ia$ Odyssey” the Great ant by demonstra-- t ton fairI tmc desert agriculture rk° Pld V Jensen Living calF arm e j y festival has be celebra-nW- 1 foremost i eWestern experience In 1 55asons the festival in LW??0nsfrom al fifty of the g'eight-da- nations ’ P'ople 1981 SEASON and many °rnSn captivated by the J It Council and the National The Harrises are uncommon people of vision and dedication who have become widely known for their unfailing thoughtfulness their complete genuineness and for their keen insight into human beings Through their inherent sense of responsibility they have played a vital though at times unheralded role in the promotion of the welfare of the people of Utah Conscious of the importance of education to the shaping of society they have provided leadership on a variety of educational levels: on a district school board a university institutional council a university development board and on the governing board of all Utah’s system of public colleges and universities The time the effort the energy and the experience they have given to each of their assignments have indeed been significant in advancing the state’s educational institutions The Harris name has become as synonymous with public service as it has simultaneously with success in business The Harrises have been patrons of both the arts and of athletics as well as numerous other religious service and cultural organizations that serve to animate society and give special meaning and enjoyment to life in Utah In honoring the Harrises the Festival of the American West takes cognizance of the great indebtedness of thousands of people ' of this part of America to a uni- que couple who are modest ' almost to a fault generous in the extreme kind in the quietest of ways and gentle in the most gracious manner L Endowment fnr Thr Arts WashmtftonDCl |